Federal environmental impact assessments are in even more jeopardy

The federal environment assessment tool was always limited, with powerful enemies fighting back well before the Carney government wanted to curtail its usage.

Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin is responsible for the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. To date, there have been more than 40 assessments of designated projects, with most taking years to do, writes Ken Rubin.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

January 12, 2026

OTTAWA—It’s not just the previous government’s promise to plant two billion trees that is going away under Prime Minister Mark Carney's watch.

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